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These dogs are great family pets. Our dogs are our family. Eager to go, eager to please, yet they are still couch potatoes. We have had a lot of fun and enjoyment with our family. Although they are raised inside the house, they also have 6 acres to play, dig, chase, and run on. However, most of the time they are on the couch.
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I had a Rat Terrier when I was a child. When I grew up and wanted my own dog, I could not remember the type of dog she was. So I searched for almost 20 years(OK, maybe it was 30, I’m no spring chicken!) before I discovered my dream dog was a Rat Terrier. Well, as you can expect , I went out and found my dog Tootsie. The breed type was just as I remembered, smart, fun, loving and agile. What I love most about Rat Terriers is that they are GREAT family dogs. I will never be without one.
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After a while we decided to get our next Rat Terrier. We decided to name him King Louie. The two dogs got along great. When Louie was about two years old we entered him in a local dog show. We thought it would be fun and didn't expect much. To our astonishment-- HE WON!!!. It was so great--- we had the first Grand Champion Rat Terrier on the west coast. He was #4 on the Top Ten List in UKC for 2001.
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UFR USCH Grand Champion King Louie CGC PennHip DNA
Top Ten Results
#4 2001
JR Earthdog first Rat Terreir to earn his AKC Title
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Louie has now passed on.
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As a breeder and a lover of Miniature and Standard Rat Terriers in California. We are out to breed the best and healthiest dogs/ puppies that we can by being a breeder we strive to breed for conformation for I believe that when you breed for conformation you will have a healthier happier dog in the long run. Lets see how long it takes someone to steal that from my web site. OK I'm bad. We show our dogs and attend Go to Ground and Terrier Races with them. (And anything else we can think of!) Besides being great competitors, they also make great working dogs and companions. Let me show you what I mean. These pictures show how they are raised, loved and cared for. And pictures tell all
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UFR USRGRCH King Pen Ka Zoo CGC DNA
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Ka Zoo is retired from having puppies she had milk fever just one time to many and we just don’t want to lose her. But we still make her show. Some that she really does not like.
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Top Ten Results
#1 2001
#8 2002
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We ended up having so much fun at the dog show and other events, that we started a local Rat Terrier Club. It has been a Blast!!!! We have truly enjoyed all the people, the help, the laughs and the fun. (And the laughs again) I believe everything happens for a reason. So, I think this club was meant to be. The Central Valley Rat Terrier Club has grown and become so much a part of our family. It has been a great teaching and learning experience for everyone. We all seem to help each other as much as we can. We put on events we call "fun days". We camp-out and have lots of fun events like ball toss, terrier races, lure coursing, agility games, go to ground and any other game that will keep the dogs AND us entertained.
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Next we kept our Prince Louie, the little guy that stole my husband’s heart. Prince is turning out to be a Miniature. What a kick---a miniature of King Louie!! He is such a great little guy. Prince is learning to retrieve the Frisbee and tries real hard to take it away from his sister. Well, Prince is all grown up now and has done really well. He started his show career and became a Champion in 9 months. We went to the Premier in MI. and he kicked Ka Zoo’s butt twice!! He got a Group 4, which is very good. He just loves to go in the show ring and strut his stuff. It is really cute watching him out there with the big dogs. The terrier group was a big thrill for us. We actually had no idea what we were doing and I think that's what made it so much fun. Well, Prince ended up being the # 1 Rat Terrier. And, I think it has gone to his head. Now he walks around here like he owns us. Over the years we have had quite a few dogs that have placed high on the Top Ten List. I will not just put any dog in the show ring. I only want the best. And show far we have done that.
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GRCH King Pen’s Ya Fiji
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With the lose of YaYa we have decide to keep Ya’s daughter. Which it has been over a year and half since we have had one. I’m so glad I did. She is a little butt head. But I’m really enjoying her.
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I believe in producing quality NOT quantity. Our dog's achievements have only proven that. By keeping their natural instincts, these dogs make amazing friends and wonderful pets. The personality of my dogs are just outstanding. They are quite a character and will keep you laughing and at times shock you. We have produced many Grand Champions and a few Champions. Some of the dogs that I have produce have accomplishments have been outstanding. They have not only been placed on the Top Ten list but have placed on the Top Ten Finals. Which no other Rat Terrier have ever been able to accomplish.
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I have lots of pictures to show you. I have a page for each dog, so I can show you each dog's individual accomplishments, as well as how each dog is different in their own special way. I hope that you enjoy the web site. If you have any questions you can E-mail me rdraper@kingpenkennels.com Also, if I have made any mistakes please let me know.
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We have now also expanded our Kennel with a close friends of ours and it will be our sister King Pen Kennels RnB. We both have the same goal, to produce the best quality Rat Terriers we can. We also consider ourselves to be hobby breeders. we strive to breed for conformation, for I believe that when you breed for conformation you will have a healthier happier dog in the long run.
We don’t breed our female dogs until they are 2 years old, if then. And we will only breed them once a year. If we feel that they are in perfect condition to be breed. And if we have the right male to breed too.
Yes there is a lot of show pictures and show talk but Ray and I have fun at it. It is our fun, but that is not the only things we do with our dogs. It helps you understand that you can have beauty and a working dog and a companion all in one dog. Yes, you can have it all! I know we do. They are “All in One Dogs”. Lets see how long it takes for someone to steal that saying from my web site. 7-18-050.
Have a blanket of dogs. There is Louie in his spot. Then the rest of them are fighting for lap space. There are Ka Zoo, Yaya, Tootsie, then Echo on top of them. Prince on Top of Tootsie and Razz visiting at the foot of the chair 
As requested by a few people. How many dogs and puppies do you see? Well they wanted to see how many dog and puppies could get with Ray in his chair. Answer is 13 puppies & dogs
 
Here are a few of my favorite pictures of what Ray and the dogs love to do together. LOL Do you see a pattern?
Browse our Web site for more information about King Pen Kennels. If you have any questions or would like to speak with a me, please e-mail us at rdraper@kingpenkennels.com or call us at 209-845-9466.
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